καυματίζω
kaumatizō · scorch
Greek word · Strong’s number G2739 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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kaumatizō (καυματίζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “scorch”.
Burn with heat.
How to say it
kau·ma·ti·zō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Damage with the sun's heat.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- were scorched ×2
- it was scorched ×1
- scorch ×1
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 13:6
But when the sun rose, they were scorched, and because they did not have root, they withered.
- Mark 4:6
And when the sun rose, it was scorched, and because it did not have root, it withered.
- Revelation 16:8
And the fourth poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given to scorch people with fire.
- Revelation 16:9
And people were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God, who has authority over these plagues, and they did not change their minds to give him glory.